Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 26366

Planning Permission: Internal Drainage Boards

Tabled: 24 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making Internal Drainage Boards a statutory consultee on planning applications.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government recently declared a moratorium on any new statutory consultees, along with a review of the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. Any further announcements will be subject ...
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